Presenting in the pod at Bear

On the 25^th & 26^th April students from year 1 FdA Graphic Design visited the studios of creative branding agency, Bear to present initial ideas for a project set by Creative Director, Roberto D’Andria.  The project involves students designing a proposal for a removal company to rival Rocket Van. Roberto has over 20 years experience working in branding and advertising and he provided invaluable insight into how designers might bring an “entire business to life both strategically and creatively”.  

Life with Mario

Old friend of the FdA – Sean Murphy visited Camberwell on the 24^th April to take part in an 'in conversation with' Course Leader, Derek Yates in the FdA studio. The conversation took students through his education and later career. After graduating from Central St Martins, Sean worked at North  and after a sabattical at the RCA he went on to launch groundbreaking studio Value & Service where he worked with the likes of Charles Saatchi and Henry Booth Clibborn. Many stories later Sean described how he went on to work as a creative at Wieden & Kennedy before finally landing a job with the legendary fashion photographer, Mario Testino. Sean answered further questions from the students late into the night over a few pints in the Hermits Cave.

   

Smith Joseph

Director of Design Excellence at BerghindJoseph, Smith Joseph, visited Camberwell on the 24^th April to talk to students about how designers and clients can work together more productively. He gave students a guide to strategic design development and pointed out how the design stars of today work intelligently, collaboratively and strategically to benefit their clients business.

Visiting Practitioners this term...

To support research for the FdA Contemporary Contexts report we have organized for some fairly significant commercial practitioners to come in and talk to our first year students. These lectures take place in the FdA studios and are also open to BA students.

Here is a run down of some of the speakers:

Monday 22nd April: 

at 10.30: Simon Manchipp, Co-owner of Someone. 

Wednesday 24th April

At 10.30 Smith Joseph, partner at Berghindjoseph 

and at 15.30: Sean Murphy, art director at Mario Testino's agency Higher& Higher 

Wednesday 1st May at 10.30: 

Kate Dawkins, Director of motion graphics at the 2012 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies.

Wednesday 8th at 2pm: 

Denise Wilton from influential research led design consultancy, Berg. 

work by Someone.

Work by Berghind Joseph

Work by LLP Higher & Higher

Work by Kate Dawkins

Work by Berg.